Wayne, Penn. – April 15, 2025 – Hartford Funds, a leading asset manager, today announced a suite of promotions within its sales team, as well as a broader sales expansion strategy.

Jen McFarland and Pat Coyle, two seasoned Advisor Consultants at Hartford Funds, have been promoted to Divisional Sales Managers. Additionally, in support of the firm’s overarching growth goals, Hartford Funds is building out a dedicated RIA Sales Team and a Business Development Consultants (BDC) Team. Curtis Ranta, another top-performing Advisor Consultant, has been appointed Head of RIA Sales. Chris D’Angelo was named Head of Business Development Consulting.

“Our culture is one that prioritizes career development and advancement opportunities for our teammates, and we’re thrilled to be promoting four deserving individuals to new roles of increasing responsibility,” said Jon Mackay, Head of Distribution at Hartford Funds. “We considered a broad range of internal and external candidates and quickly recognized we had incredibly qualified talent on the team we could tap for these leadership positions. Each of these promotions serve as a great representation of the growth that’s possible for our team here at Hartford Funds.”

Advisor Consultants Promoted to New Leadership Roles

McFarland joined Hartford Funds in 2020, covering Southwestern Ohio and Kentucky. In her new role, she will oversee the Northeast Divisional sales team. She holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) designations. McFarland previously worked at Franklin Templeton for nearly 15 years and she is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University.

With nearly 20 years of experience at Hartford Funds serving financial professionals across Virginia, Coyle will now provide leadership to the Southeast Divisional sales team. Prior to joining the firm, Coyle worked at NVR, Inc. as a Production Manager. He is a graduate of James Madison University, where he studied Business.

As Hartford Funds’ Head of RIA Sales, Ranta is responsible for increasing the breadth and depth of client relationships and will oversee a salesforce focused specifically on this channel. He joined Hartford Funds in 2012 with responsibility for the Greater Boston region. Prior to joining the firm, Ranta held sales and marketing roles with Sun Life Financial and AIG SunAmerica. He studied Marketing at Providence College.

Creation of New Hybrid Business Development Consultants Team

D’Angelo will oversee a dedicated group of hybrid wholesalers – for which Hartford Funds is actively recruiting – who will be responsible for broadening the firm’s presence throughout the country and expanding its network of financial professionals, with a focus on prospecting and servicing new client relationships. D’Angelo joined Hartford Funds in 2014 and most recently served as Head of Business Intelligence, with overall responsibility for leveraging data to develop and implement sales strategies for external and internal wholesalers. Prior to joining Hartford Funds, Chris spent nearly 15 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He studied Finance at Villanova University and earned his MBA from Saint Joseph's University.

“Jen, Pat, Curtis and Chris bring a wealth of industry and firm knowledge, as well as deep internal and client relationships, to their new roles. I look forward to working closely with each of them as we pursue our goal to grow the sales team at Hartford Funds,” said Mackay.

To learn more about Hartford Funds, visit hartfordfunds.com.